Books, Music, Anthropods, and Such Things.
-Books-
Lately I have been indulging myself in some pretty interesting reads. I do know how to read in fact, and I can say it was a painstakingly slow process to get myself to start reading for recreation again (Every time I hear or use the word "recreation" I think about those brown signs on the side of the road near a park that have tennis racquets or small sticks with a big balls on the top, which are supposed to resemble children playing. So in this case when I say "recreation" I am referring to reading for pleasure. And not running and reading or swimming and reading at the same time, but just reading. I heard from the dude on "Reading Rainbow" that reading does "exercise your mind." So at least I'm making him happy. I have also noticed that I have used alot of quotation marks in my parenthetical offset, and that this same offset I speak of is now longer than the beginning of my article. I have now succeeded in something.) But alas I have done it, and now all it seems I want to do is read more and more. Books I have recently read:
- "Choke" by Chuck Palahniuk: Extremely funny, but not for the faint of heart. Disgusting and wickedly creative. This book is a few years older than his more recent books (?.. That statement was one in need of one of those annoying "duh" sounds/ words) but of the three that I have read by this author, it is my current favorite. Other books by Palahniuk I have read: Survivor, Lullaby. Both were good. His writing is different and his humor is clever.
- I have read a number of text books for university, but I will not list those. They were really fucking informative.
- "The Tipping Point" I am currently reading. It's about social trends and how they work and fail. It's amazing what we as people do, and we don't know that we do.
- "The Lucifer Principle" by Howard Bloom. I haven't started reading this yet, but it's in my queue slotted in for "Next". It discusses human nature and how it ties into history, fusing psychology with nature and historical fact and delves into the human mind's natural instinct. It should be a jolly read.
-Music-
Argubly the most important life force in mia vita, next to breathing and reproduction. Sometimes it is number one on my list..
I am not going to agree that music in today's times is terrible and not creative and overrated. In terms of POPULAR music, and what the radio says you can and can't play and should and should not listen to (Thanks to family- friendly companies such as Clear Channel for providing wonderful and mind- stimulating programming to numb the human race and force some of us to exercise our natural reaction, which is to reach and push the "OFF" buttons on our home and auto stereos) then you are right. When Led Zeppelin and Marvin Gaye were played on the radio on the regular, you didn't hear too many people bitching. That was good, solid music. Music that spawned from the Devil himself and made you burn bras, make love, and incorporate outside substances along with red blood cells in order to spend time with Mickey Mouse. That stuff inspired.. But this isn't a music appreciation or ethics class. I'm just trying to say, if you think music is shitty today, just go out and look for it. There is plenty.
- Lately I have been spinning (Older Music): The Animals, "Retrospective"; David Bowie, "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars", Louie Armstrong, "Greatest Hits"; Joe Cocker, "Mad Dogs and Englishmen"; The Pixies, "Doolittle". And of course, as with oxygen: Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles.
- (Newer Music): Cat Power, "The Greatest"; The Foxboro Hot Tubs, "Stop, Drop, and Roll!"; The Mars Volta, "The Bedlam in Goliath"; Gotye, "Like Drawing Blood"; Gnarls Barkley, "The Odd Couple", The Roots, "Game Theory" and "Rising Down"; Common, "Like Water for Chocolate"; Radiohead, "In Rainbows"; The Killers, "Sam's Town"; Dave Matthews/ Tim Reynolds, "Live at Radio City Music Hall" (This one is definitely the most listened to at this time. Amazing. I went away from DM for a while, but I've come back. The dude's got it).
-Anthropods-
Etymology
From Ancient Greek anthrop- "human" + pod "foot"
Noun
anthropod (plural anthropods)
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